Allred, 35, played four seasons with the Titans and is one of two former NFLers running for officegetty images
The NFLPA’s One Team PAC "sent $5,000 each" to Democratic candidate Colin Allred, who is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), and U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), according to Jeremy Wallace of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. The races are "considered two of the biggest races in Texas with both incumbents considered endangered." Allred, 35, is a former NFLer who "played four seasons" with the Titans. He is "one of two former NFL players running for office." The other is Republican Anthony Gonzalez, a former Colts WR who is "running for Congress in northeast Ohio, who also has the PAC’s support." If either Gonzalez or Allred wins, it "would mark the first time a former NFL player has been in Congress" since '15 when former U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan retired from office. In addition to those three races, the newly created PAC has "sent money to top U.S. House and Senate leaders on both sides of the political aisle." The One Team PAC was formed in June '16, but it "didn’t start raising money until last year." The PAC "raised $723,000 from more than 1,300 NFL players and players union officials." The One Team PAC is the "first of its kind created by players from any of the major sports unions" in the U.S. (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 8/4).
